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This page is to help you get started creating your own python scripts and plugins for Cinema 4D (C4D). Python was added to Cinema 4D in R11.5 and is the way to go - better than COFFEE and... unlike C++, doesn't require your own compile and reloading of Cinema 4D each time.

The STK

Recording Actions with "Script Log"

Instead of SDK and Google search the right Python commands, try opening the menubar > Script > Script Log. Once open, any button you click, command or change you apply will appear in this log in Python - think of it as a "Python Record Action" history. Then you just have to work out which recorded lines to copy and paste directly to your own Scripts. It's brilliant!

Tutorials for Creating Python Plugins in Cinema 4D

Cineversity's Python tutorials - set of three video tutorials for Python in R12, although you'll have to create a free account before you can see these.